The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-09
AN UNSATISFACTORY GAME
The indianapolis Boys Do Not Make
Creditable Record with the Chicagos.
Washington Leads the Score in the Boston
Game, and New York Wins from Philadel-
phia-Gossip About Baseball Affairs.

They couldn't hit Baldwin. Therein lies the
secret of the defeat of the Indianapolis club at
the hands of Ansons men yesterday. To be
7ure the boys were a little off in their fielding,
as we'll and let the visitors score six unearued
runs; but their weakness in this particular might
have been overbalanced by little opportune
batting which not forthcoming. The best
hitters in the home club could do nothing with
Baldwin's curves, and FIVE scattering hits were
nil the score showed for them at the close of the
game. Pfeffers excellent work st sec
end robbed Denny and McGeachy
Of hit each, but nearly every
ball hit by the home team was either easily
handled grounder to some of the infelders or
short flies to tbs outfeld.s On the other hand
Boyle in anything but good FORM and his
pitching was wild and lacked speed where speed
was needed. His control of the ball was not up
TO his usually high grade of excellence, and the
first two men at bat for the visitors were sent to
FIRST base on called balls. Sunday went to third
on a passed ball, and Ryan, in attempting to
steal second, was thrown out by Myers to Bas-
sett. Sullivan then brought Sunday in with
hit, stole second and went to third on
Denny's muff OF the ball folded to
him by Seery after Arson had gone
out on fly to left. Pfeffer made safe hit, on
winch SULLIVAN came nome, out the inning
snded by Pfeffer's being thrown out by Myers
10 Glasscock on his effort to steal base. In
The third an error of Gasscock's on which Sun
day got his base followed by Ryan's being hit
by pitched ball, singles by Sullivan, Pfeffer
and Burns, Anson's slow infeld hit, on which
Glasscock made an ineffective effort to cut
runner off at home, and Wiliamson's sacrifice
brought in five runs, two of which were earned
Another was added in the seventh when See-y
let Sundays hit get away from him, allowing
She latter to reach third. Ryan went out
hy to Cahill, which Sunday crossed
he plate. Sullivan made a single
but was forced out at second by Bassetts quick
fielding of Anson's grounder, Glasscock's wild
got his base on balls, but Williamson left both
on bases by going out on high fly to Bassett.
The home club scored one in the third inning,
Canill getting life at first on Wiliamson's fum-
BILE, stealing second, going to third on Boyle's
sacrifice and scoring on Sundays mutt of Glass
cocks easy little fly to right In the eighth,
McGeachy made q base hit but was declared out
hill got his base on Ansons bad tumble, but
Myers and Boyle, who followed with the bat.
failed to bring them home In the
ninth, after Glasscock had gone out, William
son muffed ShomberRs fly. Denny made a fine
single, and Seery brought Shomberg home with
scored on McGeachv's out to Sullivan. Bassett
ended the game by an out by a fly to Arson.
The features of the game were Dennys left
hand stop of a ball from Anson's bat, and
Cahills catch of q fy-ball, back OF second base,
In the seventh inning Pearces umpiring
fair TO both sides. Attendance, $500 Follow
ing is
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